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M7 - Naas/Newbridge Bypass Upgrade [Junction 9a now open]

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  • #3902
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    There were two workers at Clane road junction today - seemed to be looking at signage .. Obviously this is a good sign for works starting on the project again next week.


  • #3903
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MYSTICA1 wrote: »
    There were two workers at Clane road junction today - seemed to be looking at signage .. Obviously this is a good sign for works starting on the project again next week.
    Yep! that's a good sign. :P


  • #3904
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    While walking by the canal over the I noticed that some machinery had been moved back onto the Sallins bypass but were parked up.

    Anyone seeing signs of life of actual building work...?


  • #3905
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    Golden Horde wrote: »
    While walking by the canal over the I noticed that some machinery had been moved back onto the Sallins bypass but were parked up.

    Anyone seeing signs of life of actual building work...?

    Not sure if what I saw is linked in with what you saw: This evening coming SB on the M7, I see signs for 'site access only' at j9a, Also saw workers working on the slip there ( moving cones ), and also machinery moving at the top of the slips on the NB side.

    Maybe something different, maybe not.


  • #3906
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Not sure if what I saw is linked in with what you saw: This evening coming SB on the M7, I see signs for 'site access only' at j9a, Also saw workers working on the slip there ( moving cones ), and also machinery moving at the top of the slips on the NB side.

    Maybe something different, maybe not.

    Different part of the bypass so hopefully there's a move on to get this finished. Equipment I saw while walking by the canal was up near the roundabout on the sallins bypass.....that road doesn't connect to the motorway section yet as the bridge over the canal still needs earthworks to be done.


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  • #3907
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Golden Horde wrote: »
    While walking by the canal over the I noticed that some machinery had been moved back onto the Sallins bypass but were parked up.

    Anyone seeing signs of life of actual building work...?

    Took a spin down from Sallins to Digby bridge and there was machinery working away in the underpass before the Trainline on Naas side. Lots of cars parked up near Trainline underpass also so workers are back for sure.


  • #3908
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    Construction work on the Sallins bypass is definitely back alright.

    Saw workers and machinery working on the Clane Road roundabout end and also around the railway underpass towards the Kerry Group end.

    Hopefully they throw proper resources at it now to finish it - plenty of daylight now to really get a move on if the will is there. :rolleyes:


  • #3909
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,148 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    Am I imagining things or is Jct 10 rebuild still not fully open?


  • #3910
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    spacetweek wrote: »
    Am I imagining things or is Jct 10 rebuild still not fully open?

    Imagining it.

    It's been fully open for a while.

    A vehicle did try and take a shortcut through the roundabout at top of the Southbound off ramp - maybe they were reinstalling the directional sign that was flattened and reduced the lanes.


  • #3911
    regedit
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    spacetweek wrote: »
    Am I imagining things or is Jct 10 rebuild still not fully open?

    Do you mean 9A (the new exit at the Kerry Group? If so, that one isn't open yet and wont open until the Sallins bypass isn't finished


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  • #3912
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    spacetweek wrote: »
    Am I imagining things or is Jct 10 rebuild still not fully open?

    Sorry, but You are imagining it. As Regedit says, I think You are mixing J10 with J9A.


  • #3913
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,148 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    Darc19 wrote: »
    Imagining it.

    It's been fully open for a while.
    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Sorry, but You are imagining it. As Regedit says, I think You are mixing J10 with J9A.

    (Yes I am talking about 10, not 9A.)

    Thanks - didn't see the opening of that one mentioned on thread, though I was reading it closely. Any idea when it was finished? Must have been pre-lockdown?
    When I say finished I mean the completion of the new roundabouts etc.


  • #3914
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    spacetweek wrote: »
    (Yes I am talking about 10, not 9A.)

    Thanks - didn't see the opening of that one mentioned on thread, though I was reading it closely. Any idea when it was finished? Must have been pre-lockdown?
    When I say finished I mean the completion of the new roundabouts etc.

    It didn't open fully at once. Initially there was one lane and that made traffic from Naas worse and then finally both lanes were opened and traffic abated almost immediately.

    I think it was end of January, just before the election :D


  • #3915
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Darc19 wrote: »
    It didn't open fully at once. Initially there was one lane and that made traffic from Naas worse and then finally both lanes were opened and traffic abated almost immediately.

    I think it was end of January, just before the election :D

    Last I was up there that roundabout was a disaster for traffic trying to get off the M7 inbound and even just getting through it.

    Has that improved? We're far too fond of roundabouts in this country and they just don't work with heavy traffic (Newbridge is the same inbound)


  • #3916
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Last I was up there that roundabout was a disaster for traffic trying to get off the M7 inbound and even just getting through it.

    Has that improved? We're far too fond of roundabouts in this country and they just don't work with heavy traffic (Newbridge is the same inbound)

    It has improved, I think. Hard to judge actually with all the CV19 crap ongoing.

    Coming south on the M7 and exiting at J10, one needs to know exactly where they are going, especially heading for Newbridge. You go around a roundabout and almost immediately, there is an exit to go back onto the M7 SB, whose exit is almost right beside the exit to head on for Newbridge.


  • #3917
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Last I was up there that roundabout was a disaster for traffic trying to get off the M7 inbound and even just getting through it.

    Has that improved? We're far too fond of roundabouts in this country and they just don't work with heavy traffic (Newbridge is the same inbound)
    If traffic was at normal levels, I would say there'd still be some issues.
    But a lot of the traffic is for Millennium Park, so jct 9a should rid jct 10 of any issues.


  • #3918
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    It has improved, I think. Hard to judge actually with all the CV19 crap ongoing.

    Coming south on the M7 and exiting at J10, one needs to know exactly where they are going, especially heading for Newbridge. You go around a roundabout and almost immediately, there is an exit to go back onto the M7 SB, whose exit is almost right beside the exit to head on for Newbridge.

    Yep.. its the same with J9 south if you're coming from the retail park. Hard left turn onto the M7 that's far too close to the exit beside it.

    Then there's the sharp bend coming off it on the other side.

    I won't even mention some of the short 90 degree exits once you get into Tipp southbound.


  • #3919
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    No good news here unfortunately, and still no hint at a completion date/season/year!
    https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/557861/no-early-opening-for-sallins-bypass-junction-exit.html


  • #3920
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Mainline is still a mess also. Signage still incomplete at the M9 exit westbound and plenty of other bits still out of place.

    2.5 years since the first speed limit orders were published on the mainline.


  • #3921
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    marno21 wrote: »
    Mainline is still a mess also. Signage still incomplete at the M9 exit westbound and plenty of other bits still out of place.

    2.5 years since the first speed limit orders were published on the mainline.

    So true. Really shabbiness Niall but name.

    Also wonder just what progress has been done lately on the Sallins by-pass?

    Surely at SOME stage penalties must kick in? Sorry


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  • #3922
    speedfreak
    Registered Users Posts: 438 ✭✭speedfreak


    Has anyone seen updates on the bypass or 9a opening? Surely they’ve been able to work at full tilt the past couple of months.


  • #3923
    riddlinrussell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭riddlinrussell


    speedfreak wrote: »
    Has anyone seen updates on the bypass or 9a opening? Surely they’ve been able to work at full tilt the past couple of months.

    Just fired off an email to SIAC, I'll let you know if they get back to me


  • #3924
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    speedfreak wrote: »
    Has anyone seen updates on the bypass or 9a opening? Surely they’ve been able to work at full tilt the past couple of months.

    I have driven past the few intersections between current roads and the bypass on a few occasions since they recommenced work. To an untrained eye, it looks to me like they have nothing at all done since apart from starting a roundabout on the Clane road which they have been working on for weeks at this stage - and it still looks like a hole in the ground!
    The underpass that was built by Iarnrod Eireann contractors over one weekend in Easter 2018 (nearly 2.5 years ago!) still looks like it did Easter Monday 2018!! This whole project has been a disaster from the start and no responsibility being taken anyone in power! (although I'm sure the politicians will still rush for the photo op when it does open and spin it out like it was some achievement!
    Regarding junction 9a, the story on link I provided a few posts back stated that it will not open until the bypass opens - but it gave no clue as to when that may be! Hopefully riddlinrussell will get some response and information from SIAC ..


  • #3925
    Anatom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭Anatom


    MYSTICA1 wrote: »
    The underpass that was built by Iarnrod Eireann contractors over one weekend in Easter 2018 (nearly 2.5 years ago!) still looks like it did Easter Monday 2018!!

    Having driven by that area on a number of occasions in the past week or so, you can see that quite a lot of work has been done lately on both sides of that new railway underpass. The earthworks up onto the canal overpass on one side, and on the bridge over the back road on the other have both progressed very well since the contractors came back to work.

    I do agree though that it is taking far too long. At this stage we could have had a Luas line out here!!

    I will be interested to see what SIAC have to say. They're not blameless in this either...


  • #3926
    Kevtherev1
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭Kevtherev1


    Had a look at the M7 New bridge/ Naas upgrade site. There is a new random video posted on August 6th 2020. New drone footage of completed Junction 9A and progress of Sallins Bypass.

    Site now stating completion date for Sallins bypass and 9A opening is end of October 2020. Quote and video link below

    Following Site reopening after Covid 19 lockdown, works have resumed under strict compliance with Government Protocols. Programmed completion date for Sallins Bypass is now scheduled for end of October 2020.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoY1VT2IqTg


  • #3927
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    Kevtherev1 wrote: »
    Had a look at the M7 New bridge/ Naas upgrade site. There is a new random video posted on August 6th 2020. New drone footage of completed Junction 9A and progress of Sallins Bypass.

    Site now stating completion date for Sallins bypass and 9A opening is end of October 2020. Quote and video link below

    Following Site reopening after Covid 19 lockdown, works have resumed under strict compliance with Government Protocols. Programmed completion date for Sallins Bypass is now scheduled for end of October 2020.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoY1VT2IqTg

    Good find on the video.....good to see that they are at least seeing a finish date this year.....although ridiculously late!


  • #3928
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Golden Horde wrote: »
    Good find on the video.....good to see that they are at least seeing a finish date this year.....although ridiculously late!

    Yep - although the ridiculously happy/cheerful music overlaid onto it made me just think "get on with finishing the f*cking thing or at least open the sections by the M7 that are obviously complete"


  • #3929
    regedit
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Yep - although the ridiculously happy/cheerful music overlaid onto it made me just think "get on with finishing the f*cking thing or at least open the sections by the M7 that are obviously complete"

    And patch the potholes! A good few such already which for me is unseen (with teh project likely not even been handed over to KCC or the NRA)
    When I complained on the quality of workmanship before, I was told other countries complaining on the finish of


  • #3930
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,148 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    regedit wrote: »
    I was told other countries complaining on the finish of

    What are you trying to say here?


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  • #3931
    riddlinrussell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭riddlinrussell


    riddlinrussell wrote: »
    Just fired off an email to SIAC, I'll let you know if they get back to me

    Never heard back from them for the record, possibly might have pushed them to give the update on their site though? :P


  • #3932
    regedit
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    spacetweek wrote: »
    What are you trying to say here?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112370532&postcount=3798


  • #3933
    riddlinrussell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭riddlinrussell


    They are now working very late on the Sallins bypass, currently (11pm on a Saturday) still busily working away and doesn't sound like they are packing up for the night yet either. Can hear and see the lights from the front garden.


  • #3934
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    riddlinrussell wrote: »
    They are now working very late on the Sallins bypass, currently (11pm on a Saturday) still busily working away and doesn't sound like they are packing up for the night yet either. Can hear and see the lights from the front garden.
    Possibly this was in preparation for a number of road closures happening in the coming weeks in order to facilitate the completion of the bypass... Hopefully an indication that we are on the home stretch!
    See communication from Kildare co. council here:
    http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/TempClosingofRoads-Decision-L2006Osberstown.html


  • #3935
    riddlinrussell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭riddlinrussell


    MYSTICA1 wrote: »
    Possibly this was in preparation for a number of road closures happening in the coming weeks in order to facilitate the completion of the bypass... Hopefully an indication that we are on the home stretch!
    See communication from Kildare co. council here:
    http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/TempClosingofRoads-Decision-L2006Osberstown.html

    That will likely facilitate the new overbridge being connected to the road and the current temporary road being removed, interested to see if they will include cycle links here, there were some complaints that it hadn't been given consideration.


  • #3936
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    Golden Horde wrote: »
    https://i.imgur.com/b7Utgut.jpg

    Halfway through the bypass at the approach to roundabout coming from Clane...left to Sallins and straight on for motorway.

    Does anyone know if it is still possible/allowed to walk on the bypass? Might go for a walk there tomorrow assuming there is no working there on Sundays?


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  • #3937
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    MYSTICA1 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if it is still possible/allowed to walk on the bypass? Might go for a walk there tomorrow assuming there is no working there on Sundays?

    Yes you can....was up there myself last week.


  • #3938
    Trigger85
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭Trigger85


    How is progress? Is there any timeframe at all?


  • #3939
    yannakis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭yannakis


    Trigger85 wrote: »
    How is progress? Is there any timeframe at all?

    From their website - www.m7upgrade.com

    IdtGSaM.png


  • #3940
    jmkennedyie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭jmkennedyie


    A lot of the new signage up on Clane road.
    Clane Road end looks ready for tarmac.
    Sallins village road new footpath installed to village and ready for surfacing.
    Osberstown is the least advanced area I guess. Currently working on West ramp up to new Osberstown Road overbridge. They may have started removing the Osberstown Road that crossed the construction site. They have yet to tie in the East ramp, and the new link to Grand Canal.

    End of October...possible I guess.


  • #3941
    BelfastVanMan
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭BelfastVanMan


    jmkennedyie wrote: »
    A lot of the new signage up on Clane road.
    Clane Road end looks ready for tarmac.
    Sallins village road new footpath installed to village and ready for surfacing.
    Osberstown is the least advanced area I guess. Currently working on West ramp up to new Osberstown Road overbridge. They may have started removing the Osberstown Road that crossed the construction site. They have yet to tie in the East ramp, and the new link to Grand Canal.

    End of October...possible I guess.

    That's a fairly comprehensive update, thanks for that.

    Good to know the end is finally in sight.


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  • #3942
    hero001
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭hero001


    https://www.kildarenow.com/news/home/574055/sallins-bypass-to-open-by-end-of-2020.html

    Looks like the opening is now pushed back to the end of the year “providing no unexpected delays occur.”


  • #3943
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    hero001 wrote: »
    https://www.kildarenow.com/news/home/574055/sallins-bypass-to-open-by-end-of-2020.html

    Looks like the opening is now pushed back to the end of the year “providing no unexpected delays occur.”

    It's Kildare now. Utter rubbish "news" site that usually reports on "drunk man arrested".

    If you read the story there's absolutely nothing in it. It says "completion" not the opening date.

    It's quite normal for a final completion date to be months after opening.

    The 3 lanes of the M7 are open, but it's only being completed now with the overhead signage.


  • #3944
    jmkennedyie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭jmkennedyie


    • In the last few days the canal road as well as Osberstown Road are closed to facilitate new tie in and Osberstown Road overbridge east ramp
    • Final surfacing of Clane end roundabout has begun - single traffic lane at the moment
    • The road from Bodenstown crossroad to Clane also has a single lane of traffic section but this is due to the wastewater project pipe-laying.


  • #3945
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,148 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    jmkennedyie wrote: »
    • In the last few days the canal road as well as Osberstown Road are closed to facilitate new tie in and Osberstown Road overbridge east ramp
    • Final surfacing of Clane end roundabout has begun - single traffic lane at the moment
    • The road from Bodenstown crossroad to Clane also has a single lane of traffic section but this is due to the wastewater project pipe-laying.

    I think from the above October is more likely than Dec.
    Local news sites are even worse than the mainstream media at reporting on transport-related matters.


  • #3946
    Tomrota
    Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    spacetweek wrote: »
    Local news sites are even worse than the mainstream media at reporting on transport-related matters.
    Which is probably why the area is lacking so much public transport haha.


  • #3947
    regedit
    Registered Users Posts: 862 ✭✭✭regedit


    At least light at the end of the tunnel of a very poorly run project!


  • #3948
    millb
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭millb


    jmkennedyie wrote: »
    A lot of the new signage up on Clane road.
    Clane Road end looks ready for tarmac.
    Sallins village road new footpath installed to village and ready for surfacing.
    Osberstown is the least advanced area I guess. Currently working on West ramp up to new Osberstown Road overbridge. They may have started removing the Osberstown Road that crossed the construction site. They have yet to tie in the East ramp, and the new link to Grand Canal.

    End of October...possible I guess.

    I may be wrong on this but I believe there will be no by-pass access / junction for vehicles at Osberstown. There will be cycle access paths- although cycle-lane will divert off the by-pass to go under the rail-line. Can't wait to see how it turns out and expect a great improvement for Sallins and nearby Naas areas.


  • #3949
    MYSTICA1
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭MYSTICA1


    millb wrote: »
    I may be wrong on this but I believe there will be no by-pass access / junction for vehicles at Osberstown. There will be cycle access paths- although cycle-lane will divert off the by-pass to go under the rail-line. Can't wait to see how it turns out and expect a great improvement for Sallins and nearby Naas areas.

    Correct, the only vehicle access to the bypass will be from the Sallins link road. The Osberstown over-bridge will be a flyover with access only to exiting L2006 road and to the canal road on the east side of the flyover.


  • #3950
    Kevtherev1
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭Kevtherev1


    regedit wrote: »
    At least light at the end of the tunnel of a very poorly run project!


    The project started November 2017, due to finish end October 2020, so yeah 3 years for this project was too long, they dragged out the workload. The quality of the works looks good. We will have to see how the road surface holds up.


  • #3951
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Kevtherev1 wrote: »
    The project started November 2017, due to finish end October 2020, so yeah 3 years for this project was too long, they dragged out the workload. The quality of the works looks good. We will have to see how the road surface holds up.

    If it's like parts of the M7, not very well!


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